'The Wrong End of Time' (6 Parts) by Bruce Stewart

Jean and Frank Skinner take their daughter Liz on holiday to the village of St. Oswalds, in the Midlands; also with them is Simon Randall, whose mother has recently died and whose father, Tom, is Frank’s ‘oldest friend’. Learning that a local girl named Sarah has mysteriously disappeared, Simon and Liz decide to investigate the nearby disused naval base, where the missing girl was last seen. They encounter an invisible energy barrier, and when they pass through it, find themselves on the same base, but now during World War II. After the two children are arrested by the base personnel they encounter a sailor named Frank, and realise that he is Liz’s father; they are then taken to meet the officer in charge, Commander Traynor, who believes them to be enemy spies. Back in 1970, the present version of Traynor prevents Jean and Frank from notifying the police of their daughter’s disappearance; it seems that he has another agenda. Meanwhile, in the Time Bubble in 1940, Liz and Simon watch helplessly as the base is taken over by German troops led by Herr Kapitan Gottfried, who have come to steal a top secret project that Traynor is overseeing. As events in the past play out, the truth behind Frank’s amnesia is revealed - but it may come at the cost of Liz’s life…


Cheryl Burfield (Liz Skinner), Spencer Banks (Simon Randall), Denis Quilley (Commander Traynor), Iris Russell (Jean Skinner), Derek Benfield (Skinner), John Alkin (Frank), Sandor Eles (Gottfried), Paul Humpoletz (Graz), John Garrie (Arthur Griffiths), Royston Tickner (George Bradley), Peter Sproule (Ferris), John Abbott (Phipps), Kenneth Watson (Doctor Fordyce), Virginia Balfour (Alice Fortune), Sally Templer (Sarah), Hilary Minster (Fritz)

Directed by John Cooper
Produced by John Cooper

TX:
Part 1 - 28th September 1970 @ 5.15 pm - 5.50 pm
Part 2 - 5th October 1970 @ 5.15 pm - 5.50 pm
Part 3 - 12th October 1970 @ 5.15 pm - 5.50 pm
Part 4 - 19th October 1970 @ 5.15 pm - 5.50 pm
Part 5 - 26th October 1970 @ 5.15 pm - 5.50 pm
Part 6 - 2nd November 1970 @ 5.15 pm - 5.50 pm

Notes:
*Introducing Liz Skinner and Simon Randall

*Although transmitted in colour, these episodes now exist as 16mm black-and-white telerecordings